Discussion of managements ability to manage earnings in the long-term given the operational manipulations discussed in the case.
After reading the case, The Dangerous Morality of Managing Earnings, write an essay that includes the following elements:
1. A formal introduction.
2. Discussion of the five generalizations from the findings in this study relating to managing earnings.Please Note: Do not simply restate the generalizations. You are being asked to discuss each in the context of professional experiences or examples given in the case itself.
3. Discussion of managements ability to manage earnings in the long-term given the operational manipulations discussed in the case.
Your submitted paper should be at 2-3 pages. Include an introduction, body and conclusion. Following APA style, and properly referenced.
Explain what the Dalai Lama is saying here in your own words. Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
A. This week we are thinking about the fact that there are many different religions in the world. Consider this issue: given that there are so many different religions in the world, what kinds of problems and tensions is this responsible for causing in the world today?
B. In our reading from the Dalai Lama he says, I generally believe that every major religion has the potential for giving any human being good advice; there is no question that this is so (666). Explain what the Dalai Lama is saying here in your own words. Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
C. In our reading from Hick this week, he quotes Raymond Firth on the point that religion is universal in human societies (633). And he quotes Wilfred Cantwell Smith on the point that In every human community there exists something that we, as sophisticated observers, may terms religion or a religion (633). Provide at least two concrete examples from either the modern world or from your knowledge of past history that illustrate Firth and Smiths points.
D. This week we talked about 4 different positions: 1) Strict Exclusivism, 2) Soteriological Inclusivism, 3) Religious Pluralism, and 4) Religious Skepticism. Briefly explain each of these positions in your own words. End by stating which one you think is the most plausible, and be sure to make your reasons for favoring that position clear.
Critically discuss the trade deficit in the United States. What is its nature and purpose? Support your claims through the use of a scholarly source.
Learning Activity #1
1. The Martin family has been making guitars out of its factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for more than 150 years. In 2004, Martin Guitar was proud to produce its millionth instrument. Go to http://www.martinguitar.com to link to the Martin Guitar Web site and read about the companys long history. Youll discover that, even though its a family-run company with a fairly unique product, it operates like any other company. Identify the main activities or functions of Martin Guitars business and explain how each activity benefits the company.
2. Explain the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. Then provide an example of each. Describe an ethical lapse and provide an example.
Learning Activity #2
1. Critically discuss the trade deficit in the United States. What is its nature and purpose? Support your claims through the use of a scholarly source.
2.You own a company that employs about two hundred people in Maine to produce hockey sticks. Why might you decide to outsource your production to Indonesia? Would closing your plant and moving your operations overseas help or hurt the U.S. economy? Who would be hurt? Who would be helped? Now, armed with answers to these questions, ask yourself whether you would indeed move your facilities or continue making hockey sticks in Maine. Explain your decision. Support your claims with a scholarly source.
Learning Activity #3
1. Talk with a sole proprietor about his or her selected form of business ownership. Ask him or her which of the following dimensions (discussed in this section) were important in deciding to operate as a proprietor: setup costs and government regulations, control, profit sharing, income taxes, skills, continuity and transferability, ability to obtain financing, and liability exposure. Discuss what you learned from the business owner, and link it to either a concept in the text book or another scholarly source.
2. Critically discuss the following questions: How ?small is a small business? If a substantial portion of small businesses in the United States suddenly closed, what would be the impact on the U.S. economy? How would all these closings affect workers, consumers, and other businesses? Use scholarly support for your claims.
Learning Activity #4
1. Without a plan, its hard to succeed. Successful managers set goals and determine the best ways to reach them. Successful students do the same thing. Develop a strategic plan for succeeding in this course that includes the following steps:
1a. Assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they relate to this course.
2b. Establish goals and objectives, or performance targets, to direct all the activities that youll perform to earn a high grade in this course.
3c. Describe tactical and operational plans for achieving your stated goals and objectives.
2. Describe your definition of a leader vs. a manager and how vision and communication, among other characteristics play a role. Use scholary sources to support.
Learning Activity #5
1. Youre a marketing researcher for a multinational food-products corporation, and for the past two years, youve been able to work at home. The international division of the company has asked you to join a virtual team assigned to assess the prospects for a new sandwich planned for the Indian market.
List a few of the challenges that youre likely to encounter as a member of the virtual team. Explain the steps youd take to deal with each of the challenges that youve listed. Support your claims with scholarly resources
2. Communication and teamwork are critical functions in todays business environment. Discuss the characteristics of an effective team and the factors that take place in the stages of team development. How does communication play a role in team effectiveness?
Learning Activity #6
1. If you were developing a marketing campaign for the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, what group of consumers would you target? What if you were marketing an iPad/Itouch? What about time-shares (vacation-ownership opportunities) in Vail, Colorado? For each of these products, identify at least five segmentation characteristics that youd use in developing a profile of your customers. Explain the segmentation category into which each characteristic fallsdemographic, geographic, behavioral, or psychographic. Where its appropriate, be sure to include at least one characteristic from each category. Link your ideas to the reading material in your text and other sources.
2. Market segmentation. You probably know that Scion and Lexus are both Toyota brands, yet they are targeted to very different markets. Visit the Scion, Lexus, and Toyota U.S. Web sites. Based on your review of all three sites, prepare a brief report discussing Toyotas market segmentation strategy.
?http://www.lexus.com?http://www.scion.com?http://www.toyota.com
Learning Activity #7
1. How does mass production work? Describe a good or service that would lend itself well to mass production and one that would not lend itself well to mass production. Using those aofrementioned goods, describe why or why not that they could be produced in a flexible production system.
2. Discuss using personal experiences, how decision making is either aided or hindered by the use of data? How does data mining play a role in decision making?
3. Describe a personal example when utilizing data and how it was derived and analyzed played a role in a business decision. What were the strengths and weakness of the information system?
Learning Activity #8
1. Describe the information provided by each of these financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, statement of owners equity. Identify ten business questions that can be answered by using financial accounting information. For each question, indicate which financial statement (or statements) would be most helpful in answering the question, and why.
2. Develop a summary statement of 25 words or less of the key points you have gleaned from your reading and studying about business. How will what you have studied help you in both your personal and professional life? Where will you go from here to learn more about leadership, management, and business organizations?
Utilise evidence-based knowledge and skills to demonstrate a critical understanding of leadership, change management and enterprise as these apply to health care settings.
This module addresses the core principles of leadership, management and enterprise within a local, national and international context. Utilising a range of knowledge, skills and understanding of evidence-based practice; students will explore the fundamental premise of globalisation and evaluate health care needs and provision within a dynamic context, whilst appraising the influence of leadership, management and innovation in contemporary health care.
The module consolidates the level 4 and 5 evidence-based practice learning. Recognising the diversity of populations, students will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and a critical understanding of sources, types and hierarchies of evidence, to critically reflect upon the importance of effective communication across multi-professional teams, whilst ensuring service users remain central to, and empowered by, current and future service provision.
The module leader is: Dr Christine Mantzouka
The module team consist of:
Professional Standards while studying on the Pre-Registration Nursing Courses
Creating a good learning environment is everyone’s responsibility. We all need to exercise consideration for others, be polite, professional and courteous.
As lecturers we will:
• Arrive on time; finish on time; support your learning – ensure resources are available before sessions (where appropriate and practical); welcome your feedback
As students you will:
• Arrive on time; switch mobile phones off unless using these for the session; avoid private discussions; if someone is disruptive – ask them to stop; let the lecturer know at the start if you need to leave early
• To ensure the highest standards of Teaching and Learning for students, the course team takes a zero tolerance to any disruption in class. Disrupting the learning of others contravenes both Leeds Beckett University Student Regulations, which you have agreed to abide by when enrolling on the course, and the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct (2018).
• Disruption may take the form of arriving late, using mobile phones in class and talking which disturbs others concentration.
• Students are required to refer any student who is in breach of these regulations to the module leader in the first instance, for immediate management and to the course leader if problems continue. The module / course leader will arrange to meet with the student and may issue a letter of warning following the meeting.
• Students who do not meet standards of professional behaviour during the course may be referred to the University Fitness to Practise Panel. Information relating to unprofessional conduct may be recorded on any references supplied by the University.
1.1 Module Aims
The module aims to develop students’ confidence and ability to utilise the best available evidence to influence practice and promote safe and effective evidence based health care; thus enabling nurses to respond autonomously and competently to planned and unplanned events, managing themselves and others effectively, creating and maximising opportunities to develop innovative services, and demonstrating the potential to develop further management and leadership skills within a dynamic healthcare context.
1.2 Module Learning Outcomes
Learning outcome 1 Utilise evidence-based knowledge and skills to demonstrate a critical understanding of leadership, change management and enterprise as these apply to health care settings.
Learning outcome 2 Critically discuss research methodologies and the challenges involved in the utilisation and promotion of evidence-based practice.
Learning outcome 3 Select, apply and use contemporary health care appraisal frameworks to critically evaluate research and evidence, to make informed decisions relevant clinical practice, and recommendations for change that are evidence based.
Learning outcome 4 Critically evaluate the impact of national, international and global issues on international health policy on human rights, unexpected health risks and culture.
Learning outcome 5 Critically evaluate the strength of evidence supporting patient and public involvement in the context of nursing practice across professional boundaries to enhance and support innovation in quality service provision.
1.3 Module Learning Activities
Module learning activities will all take place online. There will be a range of live and asynchronous online lectures and individual online and guided study. There will also be assessment workshops and opportunities to book online supervision. There will be an announcement on the module website each week to tell you how to access each session. This module handbook tells you what topics are covered each week. Learning activities may involve reading, watching videos and making notes to support online classroom discussions or debates in the module discussion board. Online exercises explore issues such as the concepts of evidence based practice, leadership, enterprise, management and change. They include composing a research question for a subject that interests you in clinical practice. Undertaking structured searching of the literature to net the evidence published on your clinical topic (question). You will learn about strategies and tools to help in critiquing the literature netted. You will learn about writing narrative literature reviews. You will also be learning about leadership, enterprise, management, change and ultimately project management of change.
• On-line lectures
• Online workshops: structured group work exploring focusing of individual student questions in a PICO format, searching workshop (using exemplars), discussing individual proposals, collaboratively critiquing qualitative and quantitative research articles, you will also have workshops on proposed change/enhancement/ innovation, discussion of feasibility &project management. How to presentation a dissertation
• Formative assessment: change proposal and submission of a GANTTS Chart
1.4 Graduate Attributes Developed and Assessed
We anticipate that this module will support the development of your graduate attributes in the following ways:
Attribute Developed Assessed
Enterprise x
Digital Literacy x x
Global Outlook x x
1.5 Communication
Information regarding this module will be normally communicated through announcements and emails sent via MyBeckett.
Please check the electronic timetable regularly (at least once a week) to see any changes which may have been made to forthcoming sessions. The course team will notify you by email of any changes which have to be made with short notice – i.e. affecting sessions in the forthcoming 7 days.
If you are going to apply for mitigation you will need to provide written evidence of the reason for your absence (see Section 5 for further information).
2 Weekly Schedule
The link for each session will be available to students via MyBeckett –> Welcome
Semester One
Lectures: Thursday 1400 to 1600 (unless stated different in week column) Notes/mode of delivery
Introduction to the module and assessment
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Asking a focused question PICO(T) Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 1
Meeting your Dissertation Supervisors
Focusing individual student questions in a PICO(T) format Online via Microsoft
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Literature Searching
Databases
Evidenced Based Search Engines
I&E criteria
Boolean Operators
PRISMA charts Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 2
Searching workshop Online via Microsoft
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Research Methods (Qualitative) Online via Microsoft
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Research Methods (Quantitative) Online via Microsoft
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Developing your proposal
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Research Ethics Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 3
Discussing individual proposals
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Critical Evaluation of the Evidence
Critical Appraisal Tools Online via Microsoft
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Reading articles in prep for critical appraisal Flipped classroom: Read one of your articles and use CASP to critique Self-directed work
Formative assessment: Submit Proposal on Friday 23rd of April 2021
Dissertation Tutor Support Session 4
Critiquing a qualitative research article
Critiquing a quantitative research article All Dissertation Tutors Online via Microsoft
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Students Annual Leave (Weeks 37-38)
Project Management (change this to literature review and how to create themes) Online via Microsoft
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Introduction to Leadership Online via Microsoft
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Introduction to Management Online via Microsoft
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Change Management
Reflection on learning Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 5
Proposed change/enhancement/ innovation, discussion of feasibility Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 6
Presentation of dissertation Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Q & A Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 7
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Critically evaluate the tactics that organisations can potentially implement to gain and/or defend market share within turbulent markets.
1. Learning Outcomes
1. Consolidate data for a marketing audit and then critically examining it to provide a direction for the formulation of a marketing strategy.
2. Devise a SMART-based strategic marketing plan outlining the associated operational tactics.
Debate the relationship between theory and practice and how they inform marketin gbased decisions especially in relation to a strategic approach to marketing.
3. Critically evaluate the tactics that organisations can potentially implement to gain and/or defend market share within turbulent markets.
4. Present and communicate information in a professional manner that is suitable for discussion at boardroom level of a major international company.
Choose among these British brand that may not be available in your country:
1. Barbour
2. Aston Martin
3. Savoir beds
4. Oliver Spencer- leading menswear labels
5. Russel & Bromley
You are required to carry out and evidence a market audit of your country or
any country of your choice that you would like them to expand to, devise smart
objectives, market entry strategies, the segmentation, targeting, positioning and 7Ps strategies they should use, implementation, control plan and
recommendations to successfully and profitably trade in the new country of
your choice.
Structure of the Market Audit Report:
Executive summary
Assignment Description MLOs addressed
Assignment 1 Individual marketing audit report (100%):
Students devise a 5000 words marketing audit
report from SMART-based marketing strategy
with associated tactics
ML01
ML02
MLO3
MLO4
MLO5
MLO6
Introduction- intro into the marketing audit and plan
Situational analysis – Macro and microenvironment. With key models (TOWS,
PESTEL, value chain, PLC etc.) and concepts applied. We need to see a critical
discussion. Students can use tables but a critical discussion of the most
important elements which directly Influence the objectives, strategy and
implementation must be critically discussed. This can be a paragraph under
tables such as PESTEL or TOWS/porters five forces.
STP- segmentation, targeting and positioning. Students can use additional
concepts here such as brand personality, perceptual map, USP to help them
explain “positioning”.
Objectives- 2 smart objectives which should derive from a) existing objectives
they may have found on a company’s website (they must turn these into
SMART objectives) or b) the objectives can derive from all of the situational
analysis they have done, therefore they can develop their own smart objectives.
These should be statements.
Each objective will have its own strategy and implementation.
Strategy – they are expected to apply strategic frameworks here! Such as
Ansoff matrix, brand extension, line extension etc…
Strategy for any of the objectives chosen.
Implementation – this relates to putting the strategy into action (step by step)
The 7p’s – You may have discussed a number of P’s (e.g. place, price and
promotion) as part of the strategy and Implementation section. If you have done this please do not repeat the same P’s again. Only discuss the remaining P’s that were not discussed.
The implementation section requires critical explanation and justification of the step by step action of the strategy.
Control – A company needs to keep track of their objectives.
Conclusion
Assess which of Michael Porter’s basic strategies you will use to market this product and why.
Instructions
This course has major project assignments due in Week 3 and Week 5. It will take more than a week’s effort to adequately complete them. Plan time to start the research and work on those assignments earlier than the week in which they are due.
Select one of the following scenarios for your Week 3 and Week 5 final project marketing plan. Whichever scenario you choose, you will use the same one for both the week 3 and week 5 work.
Scenario 1: You are the marketing manager for the firm of your choice responsible for developing the tactical and strategic marketing plan. You are also responsible for the successful implementation and evaluation of the plan and have full P&L responsibility for your product/service line.
Scenario 2: You are the owner of a small to mid-sized business. You are currently developing your marketing plan for the upcoming year. The marketing plan will include both the tactical and strategic plan elements. You will also discuss the implementation and evaluation of the strategic marketing plan.
In this paper you will answer the following:
Summarize your selected scenario and details about the firm and/or product line.
Assess which of Michael Porter’s basic strategies you will use to market this product and why.
As you know from your reading, consumers have different product needs and use products differently. Segmentation seeks to group different demands and needs into clusters with similar demand patterns. Using the dimensions of market segmentation, determine and defend which markets you will target with your marketing plan. Outline your target market in detail.
Justify the stages in the consumer decision making process for your selected product or service. Be sure to discuss how consumers evaluate alternatives and what mediums they use in the information search stage.
Conduct research to determine where improvements should be made to your product or service line. Discuss these improvements and the estimated cost in developing and launching these enhancements. This could be a product line extension, a service improvement, new packaging, Web site enhancements, etc. The purpose of this element of the marketing plan is continuous improvement. You should justify the need of these enhancements based on your research, such as a review of the competition, feedback from customers, or a review of the marketing environment.
Based on their social media, how would you describe the company? How is the company trying to portray itself on social media?
Pick a company that uses social media as a marketing and branding tool. Review at least three social media accounts your company of choice uses and assess the following:
Based on their social media, how would you describe the company? How is the company trying to portray itself on social media?
Are users interacting with the company on social media? If so, how are they responding?
Do you think the company you are assessing has an effective strategy for using social media as a marketing tool?
Discuss why employees who are committed will be less likely to engage in work withdrawal even if they are dissatisfied.
Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), the term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
You are working as a manager of a financial planning office where you require your employees to have a presence on social media. One of your financial advisors posts to his Twitter account that he needs $500 to pay his rent for the month. Would you punish him? Why or why not?
Discuss why employees who are committed will be less likely to engage in work withdrawal even if they are dissatisfied.
[Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion].
Property Development: Agency Theory – What does agency ‘theory’ help you understand within the context of real estate development? How might you illustrate this understanding through a case study of a development project?
Development projects are the primary means of creating capital assets in the form of infrastructure and/or buildings. Development is a complex process that involves a number of discrete stages, multiple stakeholders, regulatory procedures and financial models. The Real Estate Development
module has a focus on agency theory as a means of understanding these relationships and their impact on the development process. Practitioners (Miles, et al., 2015 and Poorvu, 2008) comment on the benefits of understanding how to manage these stakeholders as agents within the development process. While academics have developed models to understand these role-based relationships (Adams & Tiesdell, 2013) and their implications on the real estate development process
(de Magalhaes, 2002).
What does agency ‘theory’ help you understand within the context of real estate development? How might you illustrate this understanding through a case study of a development project?
References
Adams, D and Tiesdell, S (2013) Shaping Places: Urban Planning, Design and Development.
London: Routledge.
De Magalhaes, CS (2002) Social agents, the provision of buildings and property booms: The case
of Sao Paulo. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 23(3): 445–463.
Miles, ME, Netherton, LM, and Schmitz, A (2015) Real Estate Development: Principles and Process.
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th ed. USA: Urban Land Institute.
Poorvu, WJ (2008) Creating and Growing Real Estate Wealth. Upper Saddle River: FT Press.
Coursework notes
Please note that you should engage critically and actively with the literature on agency theory based
on your initial position statement or question regarding agency theory as a means of exploring or analysing real estate development. One approach would be to use a development project with which you are familiar as your case study.
This assignment is an essay of a maximum of 2,200 words. This is will be 90% of the final mark for this module.
Marks (see attached marking scheme)
Introduction and problem statement: 20
Discussion and analysis: 50
Conclusion: 20
Overall: 10
Body of work is : 2,300 word no more than 2500 max.
Mark Scheme will be attached.
I will try to find examples of previous works.
What might be some ramifications when you assign work to a committee and then you decide to take up the work that the committee left?
After completing this week’s Readings and Resources, review the Douglass Street Case Study.
You find that by the end of the summer, the Good-to- Great Council had accomplished only about 20% of the interim assessment material Principal Brown needed to launch the data-driven instructional plan for the following year. Principal Brown immediately changed her plans for her own focus over the summer and devoted time to revising and completing the half-made assessment left from the council’s work.
What do you think of the decision Principal Brown is making?
If you appoint a committee to do a job, how will you follow up to be sure the job is completed?
What might be some ramifications when you assign work to a committee and then you decide to take up the work that the committee left?
What would you have done in this case?
